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City of La Habra Heights
Amended Regular Meeting of the La Habra Heights City Council April 08, 2024
Closed Session Opening Ceremonies
Call Meeting to Order - At 5:30 p.m., Mayor Engelhardt called the Regular City Council meeting to order.
2. Roll Call
Present: Mayor Carol Engelhardt, Council Members Brian Bergman, Dennis Laherty, Norma Zezula
Absent: Mayor Pro Tempore John Pespisa
Also Present: Interim City Manager Rafferty Wooldridge, Deputy City Attorney Jessica Sanders, and Administrative Assistant Christina Aguilar
3. Public Comment on Closed Session
4. Adjourned to Closed Session
At 5:31 p.m., the City Council, City Manager, Interim City Attorney and City Attorney adjourned to Closed Session to discuss the following:
At 5:33 p.m., Stefanie Vaudreuil, LCW partner joined Closed Session.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
Case: Pavewest, Inc. v. City of La Habra Heights, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. 22NWCV00270 At 6:15 p.m., City Council Member Laherty left Closed Session.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2) Potential Cases: Three
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At 6:45 p.m., Stefanie Vaudreuil, LCW partner left Closed Session.
At 6:45 p.m., Closed Session ended.
5. Reconvene and Statement from Closed Session
- End of Closed Session-....
Regular Business at 6:30 P.M.
Call Meeting to Order - At 6:52 p.m., Mayor Engelhardt called the Regular City Council Meeting to order.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Carol Engelhardt, Council Members Brian Bergman, Dennis Laherty, and Norm Zezula
Absent: Mayor Pro Tempore John Pespisa
Also Present: Interim City Manager Rafferty Wooldridge, Deputy City Attorney Jessica Sanders, Interim Assistant City Manager Tom Robinson, Finance Manager Angie Martinez, Interim Fire Chief Mitch Brookhyser, and Administrative Assistant Christina Aguilar
Also Present via Zoom: None
3. Flag Salute
6:36 p.m. Deputy City Attorney Jessica Sanders, stated there were no reportable action from the Closed Session.
4. Presentations, Commendations and Proclamations
A. Proclamation in Recognition of DMV/Donate Life Month April 2024
5. Public Comments
6. Committee Comments
7. City Council Comments
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Administrative Reports
A. City Manager's Report
B. City Attorney's Report
C. Community Development Report
D. Fire Chief's Report
E. Sheriff's Department Report
Consent Calendar
Action: Moved (Laherty), seconded (Zezula), and voted (4-0) (absent Pespisa) unanimously to approve consent items 9, 10, 11, and 12.
9. Waive Reading in Full of all Ordinances, Resolutions, and Meeting Minutes on the Agenda
10. Warrant Report March 2024
11. Treasurer's Report for February 2024
12. Minutes: March 11, 2024 - Regular City Council Meeting - End of Consent Calendar -
Public Hearing
13. 2024 Annual Brush Clearance Program
At 7:21 p.m. Mayor Engelhardt opened the public hearing, no protest were received.
At 7:21 p.m. Mayor Engelhard closed the public hearing.
Action: Moved (Laherty), seconded (Bergman), and voted (4-0) (absent Pespisa) authorize the Fire Department to initiate inspections and proceed with brush clearance as necessary.
- End of Public Hearin...................
Administrative Items
Update on proposed purchase of property located at 459 West Road (APN 8237-009-002) by the City of La Habra Heights from RMX Resources, LLC Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Laherty), and voted 4-0 (absent Pespisa) to approve extra funds to be spent on the environmental phase 2.
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15. La Habra Heights Clean Water Program - Update
Action: Reviewed and filed.
16. Agreement with NV5 for On-Call Professional Engineering Services Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Zezula), and voted (4-0), (absent Pespisa) to continue the item to May 13, 2024 Cit
17. Municipal Code Enforcement Program Update
Action: Received and filed.
18. Proposed Fire Department staffing model
Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Zezula), and voted (4-0), (absent Pespisa) to approve the proposed Fire Department Staffing model.
19. Project Updates and Deadlines
Action: Received and discussed.
20. Winter Storms 2024 Clean Up Cost Update
7:58 p.m. Council Member Dennis Laherty recused himself and left the dias.
Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Zezula), and voted (3-0), (absent Pespisa and abstain Laherty) to accept the amount we have incurred to date for storm clean up. 8:07 p.m. Council Member Dennis Laherty returned the dias. -- End of Administrative Items
25. Individual Council Member information items and/or required Meeting Attendance Reports
Action: No action taken.
29. Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda (One Minute)
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Adjourn Meeting - At 8:08 p.m., Mayor Engelhardt adjourned the meeting.
Submitted for Council Approval:
Chustino Canilar
Christina Aguilar, Administrative Assistant
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